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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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